In pics: The world's 10 newest countries
Neo nations
Since 1990 over 30 new countries have been added to the world map. About a half of the new countries were born as a result of the disintegration of the USSR. There were no new additions to the international maps of North and South America in the last two decades. Most of the new nations of the world are in Europe. The Asian, African and Australian continents have also added new countries. Here are the latest 10.
South Sudan
South Sudan is all set to become the world's newest country on July 9, 2011 following a referendum held from January 9-15, 2011. The preliminary results of the referendum indicated that an overwhelming majority (98 per cent) voting for a separate country.